Two dead in triple shooting on Baudin Street

Two dead in triple shooting on Baudin Street

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police are investigating a triple shooting Tuesday in the 4000 block of Baudin Street that left two men dead and injured an 8-year-old boy.

Officers arrived at a Baudin Street home around 6 p.m. and found two men on the porch with multiple gunshot wounds, a New Orleans Police Department news release says. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

The 8-year-old boy suffered gunshot wounds to his stomach and arm, the release says. He was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.

People were seen leaving the scene after the shooting, possibly in a red Chrysler minivan, the release says.

Investigators are still determining suspects and motives in this triple shooting. Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (504) 822-1111 or toll-free at (877) 903-STOP (7867).